Impact of chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine antiseptic solutions on the cervicovaginal microenvironment during laparoscopic hysterectomies: a pilot study
Abstract The use of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) as surgical preparation solution has been advocated due to reduced bacterial loads compared with povidone-iodine (PI). We aimed to investigate changes to the vaginal microenvironment among patients who had laparoscopic hysterectomy and were surgicall...
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| Main Authors: | Paweł Łaniewski, Gabriella Smith, Phoebe Crossley, Leslie V. Farland, Nichole D. Mahnert, Melissa M. Herbst-Kralovetz |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-05-01
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| Series: | npj Women's Health |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44294-024-00022-2 |
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